# 編

| 編 | U+7DE8, &#32232; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7DE8 |
| ← 緧 [U+7DE7] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 緩 → [U+7DE9] |

## Translingual
### Han character

編 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 女火竹尸月 (VFHSB) or 女火戈尸月 (VFISB), four-corner 2392$_7$, composition ⿰糹扁)

#### Derived characters

* 𤻶, 𰪢

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 931, character 8
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27665
* Dae Jaweon: page 1369, character 10
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3431, character 5
* Unihan data for U+7DE8

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 編 :
| Shang | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 斒 | *preːn, *praːn |
| 鯿 | *praːn, *pen |
| 編 | *pen, *peːn, *peːnʔ |
| 揙 | *pen |
| 褊 | *penʔ |
| 篇 | *pʰen |
| 偏 | *pʰen, *pʰens |
| 翩 | *pʰen |
| 媥 | *pʰen |
| 扁 | *pʰen, *benʔ, *peːnʔ, *beːnʔ |
| 萹 | *pʰen, *peːn, *peːnʔ |
| 騗 | *pʰens |
| 騙 | *pʰens |
| 諞 | *ben, *brenʔ, *benʔ |
| 楄 | *ben, *beːn |
| 蝙 | *peːn |
| 甂 | *peːn |
| 猵 | *peːn, *binʔ |
| 牑 | *peːn |
| 蹁 | *peːn, *beːn |
| 匾 | *peːnʔ |
| 碥 | *peːnʔ |
| 惼 | *peːnʔ |
| 糄 | *peːnʔ |
| 徧 | *peːns |
| 遍 | *peːns |
| 頨 | *peːns, *ɢʷaʔ, *qʰʷan |
| 艑 | *beːnʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *pen, *peːn, *peːnʔ) : semantic 糸 (“thread”) + phonetic 扁 (OC *pʰen, *benʔ, *peːnʔ, *beːnʔ) – to knit together a book (with thread).

### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p(r)an/t ~ b(r)an/t (“to braid; to plait; to interweave”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): biān (bian$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄢ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бян (bi͡an, I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): pin$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phiên
* Eastern Min (BUC): piĕng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): peng$^1$ / beng$^1$ / beng$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): phian / pian / piⁿ / pīⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): piang$^1$ / piêng$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$pi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: biān
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bian
*** Wade–Giles: pien$^1$
*** Yale: byān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bian
*** Palladius: бянь (bjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бян (bi͡an, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /piæ̃²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pin$^1$
*** Yale: pīn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pin$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰiːn⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phiên
*** Hakka Romanization System: pien$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯en²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: piĕng
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰieŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: peng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɛŋ⁵³³/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: beng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛŋ⁵³³/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: beng$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛŋ²¹/
* peng1 - literary;
* beng1 - expected literary reading from historical rime;
* bing5 - vernacular (俗), “to weave with bamboo”.
* Middle Chinese: pen, pjien, penX
Rime :
| Character | 編 | 編 | 編 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 幫 (1) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 先 (85) | 仙 (77) | 先 (85) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | III | IV |
| Fanqie | 布玄切 | 卑連切 | 方典切 |
| Baxter | pen | pjien | penX |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pen/ | /piᴇn/ | /pen$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pen/ | /piɛn/ | /pen$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pɛn/ | /pjæn/ | /pɛn$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pɛn/ | /pian/ | /pɛn$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /pen/ | /piɛn/ | /pen$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /pien/ | /pĭɛn/ | /pien$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pien/ | /pi̯ɛn/ | /pien$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | biān | biān | biǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bin$^1$ | bin$^1$ | bin$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤe[r]/, /*pe[r]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*pen/, /*peːn/, /*peːnʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 編 | 編 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | biān | biān |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ pen › | ‹ pjien › |
| Old Chinese | /*pˁe[r]/ | /*pe[r]/ (~ *mə-pe[r] in donor to HM) |
| English | plait, weave | plait, weave |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 編 | 編 | 編 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| No. | 707 | 728 | 735 |
| Phonetic component | 扁 | 扁 | 扁 |
| Rime group | 元 | 元 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 鞭 | 邊 | 編 |
| Old Chinese | /*pen/ | /*peːn/ | /*peːnʔ/ |

### Definitions

編
* to put in order; to arrange
* to weave; to knit; to plait
* to write; to compose; to author; to compile; to
* to connect; to join
* to make up; to fabricate
* (historical) cord for tying slips of inscribed bamboo or wood together
* part of a book; book; volume
* a surname

### Compounds

* 三絕韋編 / 三绝韦编 (sānjuéwéibiān)
* 主編 / 主编 (zhǔbiān)
* 匯編 / 汇编 (huìbiān)
* 圖書編目 / 图书编目
* 彙編 / 汇编 (huìbiān)
* 摘編 / 摘编 (zhāibiān)
* 擴編 / 扩编
* 收編 / 收编 (shōubiān)
* 改編 / 改编 (gǎibiān)
* 改編劇本 / 改编剧本
* 整編 / 整编 (zhěngbiān)
* 新編 / 新编 (xīnbiān)
* 斷簡殘編 / 断简残编
* 斷編殘簡 / 断编残简 (duànbiāncánjiǎn)
* 殘編 / 残编
* 殘編斷簡 / 残编断简 (cánbiānduànjiǎn)
* 瞎編 / 瞎编 (xiābiān)
* 篇海類編 / 篇海类编
* 簡編 / 简编
* 絕韋編 / 绝韦编
* 編人 / 编人
* 編修 / 编修 (biānxiū)
* 編入 / 编入 (biānrù)
* 編列 / 编列 (biānliè)
* 編制 / 编制 (biānzhì)
* 編削 / 编削
* 編劇 / 编剧 (biānjù)
* 編印 / 编印 (biānyìn)
* 編外 / 编外 (biānwài)
* 編委 / 编委 (biānwěi)
* 編定 / 编定 (biāndìng)
* 編審 / 编审 (biānshěn)
* 編寫 / 编写 (biānxiě)
* 編導 / 编导 (biāndǎo)
* 編工 / 编工
* 編年 / 编年 (biānnián)
* 編年史 / 编年史 (biānniánshǐ)
* 編年體 / 编年体 (biānniántǐ)
* 編戲 / 编戏
* 編戶 / 编户 (biānhù)
* 編捏 / 编捏
* 編排 / 编排 (biānpái)
* 編撰 (biānzhuàn)
* 編新 / 编新
* 編曲 / 编曲 (biānqǔ)
* 編書 / 编书
* 編校 / 编校 (biānjiào)
* 編次 / 编次 (biāncì)
* 編民 / 编民
* 編氓 / 编氓
* 編法兒 / 编法儿
* 編派 / 编派 (biānpai)
* 編湊 / 编凑
* 編演 / 编演 (biānyǎn)
* 編物 / 编物 (biānwù)
* 編班 / 编班 (biānbān)
* 編目 / 编目 (biānmù)
* 編碼 / 编码 (biānmǎ)
* 編磬 / 编磬 (biānqìng)
* 編程 / 编程 (biānchéng)
* 編笄 / 编笄
* 編管 / 编管
* 編組 / 编组 (biānzǔ)
* 編紮 / 编扎
* 編結 / 编结 (biānjié)
* 編綴 / 编缀 (biānzhuì)
* 編緝 / 编缉
* 編練 / 编练
* 編織 / 编织 (biānzhī)
* 編纂 / 编纂 (biānzuǎn)
* 編置 / 编置
* 編者 / 编者 (biānzhě)
* 編者按 / 编者按 (biānzhě'àn)
* 編者案 / 编者案 (biānzhě'àn)
* 編著 / 编著 (biānzhù)
* 編蒲 / 编蒲
* 編號 / 编号 (biānhào)
* 編製 / 编制 (biānzhì)
* 編訂 / 编订 (biāndìng)
* 編譯 / 编译 (biānyì)
* 編譯器 / 编译器 (biānyìqì)
* 編譯程式 / 编译程式 (biānyì chéngshì)
* 編貝 / 编贝
* 編輯 / 编辑 (biānjí)
* 編輯人 / 编辑人
* 編輯室 / 编辑室 (biānjíshì)
* 編輯設計 / 编辑设计
* 編輯部 / 编辑部 (biānjíbù)
* 編造 / 编造 (biānzào)
* 編遣 / 编遣 (biānqiǎn)
* 編選 / 编选 (biānxuǎn)
* 編配 / 编配 (biānpèi)
* 編錄 / 编录 (biānlù)
* 編鐘 / 编钟 (biānzhōng)
* 編隊 / 编队 (biānduì)
* 編隊飛行 / 编队飞行
* 編類 / 编类
* 編餘 / 编余 (biānyú)
* 編髮 / 编发 (biānfà)
* 縮編 / 缩编 (suōbiān)
* 總編輯 / 总编辑 (zǒngbiānjí)
* 織席編屨 / 织席编屦
* 缺編 / 缺编
* 考古編 / 考古编
* 芸編 / 芸编
* 草編 / 草编 (cǎobiān)
* 超編 / 超编 (chāobiān)
* 通俗編 / 通俗编
* 遺編絕簡 / 遗编绝简
* 野獲編 / 野获编
* 金文編 / 金文编
* 金石萃編 / 金石萃编
* 金陀萃編 / 金陀萃编
* 長編 / 长编 (chángbiān)
* 陳編 / 陈编
* 韋編 / 韦编
* 韋編三絕 / 韦编三绝 (wéibiānsānjué)
* 類編 / 类编 (lèibiān)
* 駢字類編 / 骈字类编 (Piánzì Lèibiān)
* 齒若編貝 / 齿若编贝

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 編 |
| Kyūjitai | 編󠄁 編+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 編󠄃 編+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
* compile
* weave
* knit

#### Readings

* Go-on: へん (hen, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: へん (hen, Jōyō)
* Kun: あむ (amu, 編む, Jōyō)、あみ (ami, 編み)、とじいと (tojīto, 編)、ふみ (fumi, 編)
* Nanori: つら (tsura)、よし (yoshi)

#### Compounds

* 短(たん)編(ぺん) (tanpen)
* 長(ちょう)編(へん) (chōhen)
* 編(へん)集(しゅう) (henshū)
* 編(へん)鐘(しょう) (henshō): bianzhong

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 編
* へん Grade: 5
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 編 (MC pen|pjien|penX).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) へん [héꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [hẽ̞ɴ]

### Noun

編(へん) • (hen)
* compilation
* (fiction) a story arc

### References

* ↑ “編”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

編 • (pyeon, byeon) (hangeul 편, 변, revised pyeon, byeon, McCune–Reischauer p'yŏn, pyŏn, Yale phyen, pyen)
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#### Compounds

* 玉編

## Vietnamese
### Han character

編: Hán Nôm readings: biên
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